Best of Google — April 2024

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   Machine Learning News·2y

   6 Free Artificial Intelligence AI Courses from Google

   Six free AI courses from Google offer a structured pathway for beginners to start their journey into the world of artificial intelligence. The courses cover topics such as generative AI, responsible AI, Transformer models, large language models, Encoder-Decoder architecture, and attention mechanism.

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   Awesome Go·2y

   From Ground Zero to Production: Go's Journey at Google

   This post details the journey of Go's adoption at Google, starting from its early days to becoming one of the top programming languages. It highlights the experiences of an SRE, framework developer, and early adopter, and discusses the challenges faced in integrating Go with Google's internal infrastructure. The post also explores the performance benefits of Go, its production readiness, and its impact on improving engineering efficiency at Google.

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   David Heinemeier Hansson·2y

   We are a place of business

   Google faced a bug in their Gemini AI launch, but they took immediate action by firing the perpetrators. They also implemented a policy to prevent employees from bringing their politics to the office.

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   DEV·2y

   Google's Decision to Effectively Kill-off Small Sites

   Google's decision to effectively kill-off small sites has led to a decrease in traffic for many bloggers. The update, known as the Google HCU, has impacted sites with both spammy and helpful content. Some are questioning whether Google is still the search engine it once was and are considering alternative search engines.

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   Collections·2y

   Google Lays off Python Team and Staff from Flutter, Dart, and Python

   Google has laid off teams working on Flutter, Dart, and Python, raising questions about the future of these technologies. Despite the layoffs, Google assures continued investment in developer products.

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   ThePrimeTime·2y

   Google Claims Rust Is As Productive As Golang | Prime Reacts

   Google claims that Rust is as productive as Golang, but there are factors such as experience levels, project maturity, coding style, and testing practices that can affect team productivity in programming.

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   Collections·2y

   Google Agrees to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in 'Incognito Mode' Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

   Google has settled a class action lawsuit and agreed to delete user data collected in its 'Incognito mode'. The settlement addresses privacy concerns, requires changes to Incognito mode, and aims to safeguard user privacy.

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   Watercooler·2y

   Google's Text Recognition is 🤯

   Google's text recognition has some impressive capabilities, but it's not without its flaws. It can accurately recognize text in images, but there may be some limitations to its accuracy.

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   InfoSec Write-ups·2y

   Hacking the Giant: How I Discovered Google’s Vulnerability and Hall of Fame Recognition

   The post describes how the author discovered an XSS vulnerability in one of Google's sub-domains, the potential impacts of the vulnerability, and the recognition and reward received from Google's Hall of Fame.

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